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theleaflet.in > leaflet-reports > three-chief-justices-elevated-to-the-supreme-court-working-strength-rises-to-37

Three Chief Justices Elevated to The Supreme Court: Working Strength Rises to 37

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (303+ words) ON Monday, the Union Government notified the appointment of three judges to the Supreme Court, raising the functioning strength of the Court to 37 against the sanctioned strength of 38, including the Chief Justice of India. Chief Justice of the Gujarat High…...


theleaflet.in > governance-and-policy > cec-gyanesh-kumars-partisan-functioning-fructifies-constituent-assemblys-apprehensions-concerning-erosion-of-ecis-independence

CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s Partisan Functioning Fructifies Constituent Assembly’s Apprehensions Concerning Erosion of ECI’s Independence

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (381+ words) Proposal for ECI as Part of Fundamental Rights Chapter Multiple members of the Constituent Assembly, while hugely admiring Ambedkar for setting up an impartial poll body without any interference from any quarter including the executive, were sceptical that future governments…...


theleaflet.in > opinion > decoding-illusion-of-corporate-constitutionalism-affirmative-vetoes-and-the-battle-for-tata-sons

Decoding Illusion of Corporate Constitutionalism, Affirmative Vetoes and the Battle for Tata Sons

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (715+ words) Codified Governance versus Board Expediency: Anatomy of a Non-Tie To comprehend why the reappointment resolution failed as a matter of law, one must examine the precise textual formulation of Article 121 of the Articles of Association of Tata Sons: Matters before…...


theleaflet.in > high-courts > centre-clears-14-high-court-judges-holds-back-delhis-senior-most-recommended-name

Centre Clears 14 High Court Judges, Holds Back Delhi’s Senior-Most Recommended Name

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (286+ words) ON SATURDAY, the Union Government notified the appointment of seven judicial officers as judges of the Delhi High Court while holding back the appointment of judicial officer Gurvinder Pal Singh, the senior-most among the eight officers recommended for elevation. The…...


theleaflet.in > amp > story > high-courts > allahabad-high-court-quashing-nsa-against-akriti-and-indicting-civil-servants-captures-sardar-patel-and-ambedkars-vision

Allahabad High Court Quashing NSA Against Akriti and Indicting Civil Servants Captures Sardar Patel and Ambedkar’s Vision

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (225+ words) Orwellian Dystopia if Civil Servants Negate Constitution “They (civil servants),” the Judges observed, “should realise that their loyalty is towards the Constitution and not the political executive, and that honesty and impartiality are towards the people whom they serve, while…...


theleaflet.in > high-courts > punjab-cabinet-objects-to-justice-ashwani-kumar-mishras-appointment-as-chief-justice-of-punjab-and-haryana-high-court

Punjab Cabinet Objects to Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra’s Appointment as Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court

1+ mon, 16+ hour ago   (382+ words) Justice Mishra was administered the oath of office this morning by the Governor of Punjab. Under the Memorandum of Procedure (‘MoP’), read with the decisions of the Supreme Court in the Second and Third Judges cases, the initiation of the…...


theleaflet.in > leaflet-reports > centre-appoints-new-chief-justices-to-eight-high-courts-including-rajasthan-and-bombay

Centre Appoints New Chief Justices to Eight High Courts, Including Rajasthan and Bombay

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (403+ words) ON SATURDAY EVENING, the Union Government appointed Chief Justices to eight High Courts, namely the High Courts of Patna, Calcutta, Rajasthan, Bombay, Punjab and Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. Delhi High Court judge Justice V. Kameswar Rao…...


theleaflet.in > lgbtqi > if-sabarimala-falls-it-will-not-fall-alone-eight-years-after-navtej-the-fight-over-constitutional-morality-continues

If Sabarimala Falls, It Will Not Fall Alone: Eight Years After Navtej, the Fight Over Constitutional Morality Continues

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (1030+ words) The Leaflet “VICTORIAN MORALITY must give way to constitutional morality.” Eight years ago today, on September 6, 2018, the Supreme Court used these words in Navtej Singh Johar v Union of India to decriminalise consensual same-sex relations, grounding queer rights…...